Tuesday, July 26, 2011

I have been pondering taking a break from my blog for awhile, so the time has come to do it. I am uncertain of how long, but I hope to start posting again after summer. Fall brings home school for me, so I am busy researching at the moment.

Here is just a sample of what is happening at my house right now:

Pull out the baby toys and a camera, and everyone suddenly appears! lol

It is with great reluctance that I show you this bullet picture. It is a bit too red, but I haven't felt motivated enough to take a new one so:

Nahema is no exception to the wonderful Rouge Automatique formula. It truly feels like lip balm. The tube is also lightweight and much less bulky than I imagined. I should take a comparison picture one day. One day.....

Nahema is a sheer coral. It is slightly pinker on my lips than I expected, but I love it still. It reminds me of a sheer (and moisturizing) version of NARS Niagara.

I really love Rouge Automatiques and plan to indulge again when Sephora does their Friends & Family discount.

Yes, like a huge sucker I bought yet another Urban Decay palette. It was shiny.

Out of the plastic cover:

The shiny metal case comes encased in a velvet box.

I am so glad Urban Decay went with sleek useful packaging on this one. The eyeshadow pans are in an insert that lifts out. If you ever finish this palette, you will be left with a nice velvet lined box for jewelry or makeup. No goofy pop ups or bulky drawers here!

The side has nice scroll work that shows off the purple underneath. Fancy.

So freakin pretty. The combination of colors is awesome.

My OCD loves how they did a line of light neutrals, a line of colors, and a line of deeper neutrals. I enjoy order more than the average person. I am also liking the longer pan shape, just like the Naked Palette.

The colors really glow in the sun light.

Midnight Rodeo is a taupey brown with huge silver glitter chunks. The shame, Urban Decay! Midnight 15 is a light silvery taupe. Vanilla is a light golden white. Flow is a shimmery peach. Chase is a light bronze.

Tainted is a light pinkish purple with golden shimmer. Junkshow is a hot pink with a lilac flash. Omen is a purple with a blue iridescence. Evidence is a deep blackened shimmery blue. Deep End is a shimmery turquoise.

Deeper is a shimmery bronzed brown. MIA is a deep dark brown with a subtle shimmer. Ace is a deep gunmetal gray with shimmer. Blackout is a matte black. Half Truth is a dusty deep shimmery purple.

Overall this palette is great! Almost every color is full of pigment and applies smoothly in one swipe. I did think Evidence and Tainted were a tiny bit chalky compared to the others, but they still apply decently. I love the range of finishes- matte, satin, and high shimmer. Midnight Rodeo is the only one I found to have obnoxious glitter fallout.

If you love Urban Decay and aren't already overloaded with palettes, this is a must have. Tomorrow I will post comparisons with my Book of Shadows colors (the ones I still have from my depotting job) and my Naked Palette.

There is not a dud in the bunch. All have great pigment and a smooth texture. They are all shades I would use regularly.

Bobbi says the palette is meant to layer colors until you reach the desired intensity without blending. I definitely blended, but these colors melt into each other perfectly. They don't blend away and lose their identity though.